Ahern secretly met loyalist paramilitaries in south Dublin church

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Bertie Ahern secretly met loyalist paramilitaries in south Dublin church during peace process

Details of encounter, set up with help of former archbishop, revealed in podcast hosted by former taoiseach’s son-in-law Nicky Byrne

www.irishtimes.com

Interesting to read this.

 

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Bertie Ahern secretly met loyalist paramilitaries in south Dublin church during peace process

Details of encounter, set up with help of former archbishop, revealed in podcast hosted by former taoiseach’s son-in-law Nicky Byrne

www.irishtimes.com

Interesting to read this.

You'd kinda feel sorry for the Loyalists ~ ~ For having to listen to that Gob-Shite talking Shite to them ! ! !

 

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You'd kinda feel sorry for the Loyalists ~ ~ For having to listen to that Gob-Shite talking Shite to them ! ! !

Lol. Almost. Not quite, but almost.

Did you ever hear tell of a fella called Martin Burke? I knew him a bit growing up. I knew he had a job in the diplomatic service but it was only made public after his death in recent years that apparently he was in a very sensitive role - he was the fella that had to go up north to talk with the loyalists during the height of the Troubles.

One of the more accomplished diplomats in recent history

Martin Burke obituary: his career involved hard and dangerous work in the North

www.irishtimes.com

 

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Btw, I don't have an Irish Times sub on principle. I wouldn't pay those freaks in washers. I use removepaywall.com to read their articles.